Well I have finally made it happen. I might as well mail my licence into the DMV now because I am not going to be able to contain this wonderful machine. She's a Chilli Red/ White 06 (still new) MCS with premium/sport/sirius/ black leatherette/graphite trim,17" S lites w/performance runflats. I added bonnet stripes(white) as they were not already on. I am in love!

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for in a car I am thrilled!

I got it at MINI of Charleston and it took some dealing but everything stayed friendly so now my wifes van has been replaced by my MINI (which is a personal victory for me). Pics to follow.

 

Congrats. And get a Valentine 1. Fast.

 

I have noticed the speed is often much more than I am feeling and it gets there very quick.

I also noticed that it collects bugs like an entomologist on the interstate which prompted a quick wipe down this morning as I had to drive her 330mi home yesturday.

 

Look forward to the pics.
Congrats!!

 

Congrats on your new baby .

 

Congratulations !!!!!

 

Woooottt... Can't wait to see the pictures...

Donna

 

That's awesome! Congrats on your new MINI

Mmmmm...pics!

 

Congrats on the new MINI, hopefully I'll be there soon!

~ Derek

 

Keep the faith Derek--I lurked and pestered on this site for several sice March researching,etc on my MCS- this is a great place for the unvarnished truth and overall great people! Your in a good area to find used Mini's-there seems to be a lot in the capitol region-they never show up in eastern NC-luckily I found a new 06 just wating for me at the dealer. BTW MINI of Charlotte has a very nice pure silver/black new 06 MCS on their lot-that was my second choice-I like the red a little more. They also have a VERY nice yellow/black 05 MCS with less than 10K and it's loaded. Good luck with your search!

 

Here she is!

 

VERY Nice -- and good call on the stripes.

 

I forgot to mention that after I left the dealer I was searching around the Sirius channels for the right cruising tunes. I stopped at the "punk" station to see what was on and it was "Anarchy in the UK" which was also the first full song played in my MINI- how perfect was that!?!?

 

Very nice i remember when my MCS looked exactly like that a little over a year ago!!

 

Congrats! Nice color combo!

 

Congrats on ur new MCS!!!!

 

congrats, and it looks great!

 

Welcome to the club!!!!!! Looks great, what's first on the mods list??? hehehehe

 

What's first??....good question! I'm thinking I might start with somehting easy-like an auto up/garage opener mod but then the one ball mod intrests me as well-it's also very cheap to have done, on the other hand something like a union jack sunroof cover- or maybe I'll just get some eye's -as you can tell I have no idea!

 

Your first impulse is correct -- begin with Ian Cull's auto up / garage opener. Cheap, useful and easy to install yourself.

-- especially now that the new version includes DSC and fog-lights control for the same base price (you can program - un-program each feature as you wish)

 

New car looks great MDK! Thanks for the vote of confidence. It is not so much a matter of keeping the faith as it is putting a lot of money in the bank this summer!

~ Derek